Robots.txt Generator

Create a robots.txt file to control search engine crawler access to your site.

Add paths to allow or block crawlers.

How To Use

  1. Enter Site URL — Type your website address.
  2. Add Rules — Add Allow or Disallow paths for crawlers.
  3. Optional Sitemap — Enter your sitemap URL to include.
  4. Copy & Deploy — Click generate, copy the output, and save as robots.txt in your site root.

What Is Robots.txt?

Robots.txt is a text file placed in the root directory of your website that tells search engine crawlers which parts of your site they can and cannot access. When Googlebot, Bingbot, or other crawlers visit your site, they check this file first to learn which URLs to crawl and which to avoid. A properly configured robots.txt file helps search engines discover your important content faster by directing them away from admin panels, duplicate pages, staging environments, or private files.

How Allow and Disallow Rules Work

The Disallow directive tells crawlers to avoid a specific path. For example, Disallow: /admin/ prevents crawling of your admin section. The Allow directive explicitly permits access to a path even if a parent directory is blocked. Rules are evaluated in order from most to least specific, so you can block an entire directory while allowing a specific file within it. You can also target specific crawlers using the User-agent directive — User-agent: Googlebot applies rules only to Google's crawler, while User-agent: * applies to all crawlers.

Common Robots.txt Use Cases

Most websites use robots.txt to block access to admin areas (Disallow: /wp-admin/), duplicate content (Disallow: /print/), search result pages (Disallow: /search/), and staging or development environments. You can also include a Sitemap directive (Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml) to help crawlers find your content pages. However, it's important to note that robots.txt is a voluntary guideline — malicious crawlers can ignore it. For truly sensitive content, use proper authentication instead.

Why Use This Robots.txt Generator?

This tool lets you build your robots.txt file visually without memorizing syntax. Add rules, set user-agents, include your sitemap URL, and generate the complete file with one click. The output is ready to upload to your site root. Everything runs locally in your browser — your site structure and private paths stay secure.